A group of 54 British MPs and public figures have called for the release of a former Hong Kong lawmaker so she can visit her critically-ill husband.
Ednews reports citing BCC news that Claudia Mo, 66, has been in detention since being arrested in 2021 under a controversial national security law.
Her husband, British journalist Philip Bowring, has pneumonia and is in a Hong Kong intensive care ward.
The group has urged the UK Foreign Secretary to raise the family's case with Hong Kong authorities.
"Considering Philip's deteriorating medical condition, we urge you to intercede on Claudia Mo's behalf with the Hong Kong government... so she can be with her husband," read the letter, sent on 24 February.
It also argued the UK's foreign office bore a "special responsibility" for Ms Mo's welfare as her husband and two children are UK citizens.
Ms Mo had previously also held British citizenship which she gave up after becoming a member of Hong Kong's parliament, the Legislative Council.
